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Repair stone chip on your windscreen

Saturday, February 28th, 2009

A few days ago I have decided to repair the chip on my windscreen and because I’ve never done this before I have done some searching on the internet and decided to go with Autoglass.

When I’ve spoken to them on the phone everything seemed very nice and I was convinced that the chip will be gone completely – as that’s what it suppose to be.

They weren’t the cheapest but their name is pretty much know all over the place so even thou it cost me £98.00 I decided to go with them.

When I took my car next day to the local Autoglass (Chichester) they were already waiting for me.

I’ve left the car for half an hour and after I came back I was a little bit dissapointed with the result – as instead of having a chip – I had like a sticker on top of it.

The whole was filled up nicely but the finish was matt type and effectively you can still say that there was a chip at some point.

I’m not saying the job is done badly – I just don’t know whether it’s done well – as I said, I’ve never had a chip before and don’t know anyone who had.

Is that normal to have a finish which isn’t transparent? – if you have any experience with this kind of service – let me know.

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Be Aware – list of the RIP-OFF companies in the UK

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

The list below contains the names of the companies which have rip their clients off – so that you are aware of what you can expect.
Check this list from time to time for new additions – and also, if you know of any companies which rip people off – feel free to list them here with some short description of your experience.

  • Tiscali – read and listen to the phone conversation here: Tiscali phone line and broadband
  • Top Choice – I’m not sure whether this company still exists – they ripped off a large number of people who have signed up with them. They were providing an on-line courses and I happen to be a victim myself – over £4000.00 loan and company has disappeared after 2 months. After 5 years I’m still paying off the loan.
  • SheriffRatings.com – read the story here: Four ninety nine – what does it mean?
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Car insurance due for renewal

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

So, the time has come and the car insurance is due for renewal in a few days.
I’ve already received the renewal papers from AA insurance for the total of £350.00 for the whole year – not too bad as for the fully comprehensive cover with No Claims Discount protection, voluntary excess of £500 and two drivers. But, because the current financial situation all over the world isn’t at its best, I’ve decided to check the competition and compare the market prices for the same packet.
I’ve tried one of the price comparison websites (gocompare.com) and have found the deal which have saved me over £100.
Yes – I’ve got the deal for £247 from the Post Office.

I’ve got my previous insurance with AA also through the price comparison website and I have to say – they do work.

One thing however – make sure that you read the content of each page before you click Next button.

The reason being is because, what I’ve found out was that right at the end there was a small note that my policy will be automatically renewed after the year is gone, unless I tick the check box which means that the policy will not be renewed unless you ask for it.

Don’t renew automatically any insurance policy, because there is a big chance that you’re going to get far better deal that the company you’re currently with.

The same applies to the offers from your bank – they normally do offers for new customers, but once you are with them for a long time, it’s becoming harder and harder to get any good deal.

My bank offered me far higher interest rate on the loan than the other banks – how dissapointing is this?

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